Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg

See Judah he-Hasid for other people who used this name. Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (born 1140 in Speyer - Feb. 22, 1217 in Regensburg), also called He-Hasid or 'the Pious' in Hebrew , was the initiator of the Chassidei Ashkenaz , a movement of Jewish mysticism in Germany. This movement is considered different from kabbalistic mysticism because it emphasises specific prayer and moral conduct. Judah settled in Regensburg in 1195. He wrote Sefer Hasidim (Book of the Pious) and Sefer Hakavod (Book of Glory), the latter has been lost and is only known by quotations that other authors have made from it. His most prominent students were Elazar Rokeach and Moses ben Jacob of Coucy . Rabbi Avraham Aharon Price , a 20th century rabbi, wrote a commentary on Sefer Hasidim of the same title. Rabbi Yehuda Hachasid is also the author of Sefer Gematriyot .

Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (1150 in Speyer – February 22, 1217 in Regensburg ), also called HeHasid or 'the Pious' in Hebrew , was a leader of the Chassidei Ashkenaz , a movement of Jewish mysticism in Germany considered different from kabbalistic mysticism because it emphasizes specific prayer and moral conduct. Judah settled in Regensburg in 1195. He wrote Sefer Hasidim (Book of the Pious), Sefer Gematriyot (a book on astrology) and Sefer Hakavod (Book of Glory), the latter has been lost and is only known by quotations that other authors have made from it. His most prominent students were Elazar Rokeach and Moses ben Jacob of Coucy .

12th-13th century Jewish mystic, known as Judah HeHasid For other people who used this name, see Judah HeHasid (disambiguation) . Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (1150 – 22 February 1217 ), also called Yehuda HeHasid or 'Judah the Pious' in Hebrew , was a leader of the Chassidei Ashkenaz , a movement of Jewish mysticism in Germany considered different from the 18th-century Hasidic movement founded by the Baal Shem Tov . Judah was born in the small town of Speyer in the modern day Rhineland-Palatinate state in Germany in 1150 but later settled in Regensburg in the modern day state of Bavaria in 1195. He wrote much of Sefer Hasidim (Book of the Pious), as well as a work about Gematria and Sefer Hakavod (Book of Glory), the latter has been lost and is only known by quotations that other authors have made from it. His most prominent students were Elazar Rokeach , Isaac ben Moses of Vienna author of Or Zarua and perhaps also Moses ben Jacob of Coucy (according to the Hida ).

German Jewish mystic (1150–1217) For other people who used this name, see Judah HeHasid (disambiguation) . Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (1150 – 22 February 1217 ), also called Yehuda HeHasid or 'Judah the Pious' in Hebrew , was a leader of the Chassidei Ashkenaz , a movement of Jewish mysticism in Germany considered different from the 18th-century Hasidic movement founded by the Baal Shem Tov . Judah was born in the small town of Speyer in the modern day Rhineland-Palatinate state in Germany in 1150 but later settled in Regensburg in the modern day state of Bavaria in 1195. He wrote much of Sefer Hasidim (Book of the Pious), as well as a work about Gematria and Sefer Hakavod (Book of Glory), the latter has been lost and is only known by quotations that other authors have made from it. His most prominent students were Elazar Rokeach , Isaac ben Moses of Vienna author of Or Zarua and perhaps also Moses ben Jacob of Coucy (according to the Hida ).

German Jewish mystic (1150–1217) For other people who used this name, see Judah HeHasid (disambiguation) . Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (1150 – 22 February 1217 ), also called Yehuda HeHasid or Judah the Pious in Hebrew , was a leader of the Ashkenazi Hasidim a movement of Jewish mysticism in Germany (not to be confused with the 18th-century Hasidic Judaism founded by the Baal Shem Tov ). Judah was born in 1150 in the small town of Speyer , now in the Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany , but later settled in Regensburg , now in Bavaria , in 1195. He wrote much of Sefer Hasidim ("Book of the Pious"), as well as a work about Gematria and Sefer Hakavod (Book of Glory), the latter has been lost and is only known by quotations that other authors have made from it. His most prominent students were Elazar Rokeach , Isaac ben Moses of Vienna author of Or Zarua and perhaps also Moses ben Jacob of Coucy according to Chaim Yosef David Azulai .